Using The On-Screen Keyboard - Motorola ET1 User Manual

– press on-screen buttons.
• Touch and Hold - Touch and hold:
– an item on the Home screen to move it to a new location or to the trash.
– the Launcher icon or dots on the Home screen to open the Home screen thumbnails.
– an item in the Launcher to create a shortcut on the Home screen.
– the Home screen to open a menu for customizing the Home screen.
– an empty area on the Home screen until the menu appears.
• Drag - Touch and hold an item for a moment and then move finger on the screen until reaching the new
position.
• Swipe - Move finger up and down or left and right on the screen to:
– unlock the screen
– view additional Home screens
– view additional application icons in the Launcher window
– view more information on an application's screen.
• Double-tap - Tap twice on a web page, map, or other screen to zoom in and out.
• Pinch - In some applications, zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen and pinching them
together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).

2.9 Using the On-screen Keyboard

Use the on-screen keyboard to enter text in a text field. To configure the keyboard settings, touch
select keyboard settings.
Editing Text
Edit entered text and use menu commands to cut, copy, and paste text within or across applications. Some
applications do not support editing some or all of the text they display; others may offer their own way to select text.
Entering Numbers, Symbols and Special Characters
To enter numbers and symbols:
• Touch and hold one of the top-row keys until a menu appears then select a number. Keys with alternate characters
display an ellipsis ( ... ) below the character.
• Touch and hold the Shift key with one finger, touch one or more capital letters or symbols to enter them, and then
lift both fingers to return to the lowercase keyboard.
• Touch
• Touch the ALT key on the numbers and symbols keyboard to view additional symbols.
To enter special characters, touch and hold a number or symbol key to open a menu of additional symbols.
• A larger version of the key displays briefly over the keyboard.
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to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard.
2.9 Using the On-screen Keyboard
and then
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